I’ve argued extensively over the course of my work on Africa, that management in Africa is cross-cultural management. This is true for the context
Tag: Indigenous research
What’s Missing in Cross-cultural Management Studies? Balancing Academic Elitism and Unmediated Knowledge
There was a time, perhaps, when ‘academic’ knowledge could go unchallenged, as it was the result of highly educated and intelligent scholars, undertaking sometimes expensive
What’s Missing in Cross-cultural Management Studies? Why Geopolitical Power Relations are Important in Cultural Crossvergence
There is a lot missing from mainstream cross-cultural management studies. This is something I’ve hinted at over the last few years. It would now seem
Indigenous management in Africa’s informal economy in the age of social media
This article first appeared in The Conversation as Why the Voice of Africa’s Informal Economy Should be Heard. The informal economy in Africa is big
Sorting the Indigenous from the Endogenous in Cross-cultural Management Research
The need to study indigenousness and indigenous knowledge is growing in importance within cross-cultural management studies (Jack and Westwood, 2009) as emerging economies such as